The Blackberry Curve 8330 is offered by Verizon Wireless and Sprint. As with all Blackberries, the Curve excels at email capabilities while offering other smartphone features. Bluetooth, GPS and a full QWERTY keyboard are included. Verizon Wireless version does not support 3G streaming media with this phone while Sprint does.
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Product Description
| Adding a fashionable touch to Research in Motion's formidable arsenal of telephonic, PIM, and media tools, the BlackBerry 8330 Curve for Sprint is also the smallest, lightest BlackBerry phone that includes a full QWERTY keyboard. This amalgam of the svelte BlackBerry Pearl and the more business-oriented 8800 combines RIM's long-valued corporate e-mail and messaging platform with a host of advanced multimedia features, including a 2-megapixel camera and stereo Bluetooth (for listening to music via wireless headphones). It also offers GPS navigation capabilities for accessing the optional Sprint Navigation turn-by-turn direction service. Compatible with microSD memory cards for expansion, this package includes a 1 GB microSD card to give you the room you need for larger work files, presentations, reports, documents or fun files like photos and music.
Supporting the EV-DO high-speed data standard, this phone enables you to download and stream high-quality video, straight onto your phone. Where coverage is available, EV-DO connectivity provides average download speeds ranging from 400 to 700 Kbps, with peak rates up to 2 Mbps. With Sprint TV, you can make your cell phone your always-on source for news, weather, sports and more. This comprehensive video service combines high-quality streaming audio and video from channels including ABC, The Weather Channel, Fox Sports, E!, CNN, The Discovery Channel, and more. This phone also provides access to Sprint Football Live--free for any phone with a data plan. You'll be able to follow all the live play-by-play action with the Live Game Center for both pro and college football games, as well as stay on top of the pro football draft with a Live Draft Tracker and in-depth analysis and bios on nearly 500 top prospects. Access by texting "FOOTBALL" to 7777 on the handset to download Sprint Football Live from Sprint Digital Lounge (standard text messaging and data rates apply). The Sprint Music Store enables you to buy, download, and then jam out wherever you are with new songs or old favorites. Offering a growing selection of more than 1.6 million songs, the store provides you two copies of each song--one for the phone and another for the PC, as well as the ability to burn songs to a CD using Windows Media Player. Save your songs to a memory card with a capacity that's right for you.
Phone Features You can snap vivid photos (though no video) using the 2-megapixel camera on the back of the Curve, which also features a 5x digital zoom, built-in flash, self-portrait mirror and full screen viewfinder. It can capture images in up to three picture quality and size resolutions that can be shared instantly by e-mail, MMS or BlackBerry Messenger, or even uploaded to your Flickr account with the Yahoo! Go service. Photos can also be immediately set as a unique caller ID or Home Screen image. You can edit photos and create albums within the Curve using the PhotoSuite application. Pictures can be cropped, rotated and straightened, and flaws can be fixed by removing redeye or changing the brightness, contrast, and saturation levels. Listen to your favorite music and watch downloaded videos using the included stereo headset, or use an optional wireless headphone thanks to the Curve's support for the Bluetooth stereo audio profile (A2DP/AVRCP). The Curve is compatible with MP3 and WMA audio files, and dedicated volume controls are conveniently located on the side of the handset. With the Voice-Activated Dialing (VAD) feature, you can initiate a call just by telling the Curve who to call from your contact list--either via the integrated speakerphone or using an optional Bluetooth wireless headset. Other advanced phone features include advanced sound technology that cancels out background noise and echo, dedicated volume and mute keys, and the ability to customize the Curve with polyphonic and MP3 ringtones. The BlackBerry Maps application enables you to view maps and driving directions as well as e-mail maps to other BlackBerry users and launch maps from your address book. It also includes a local search capability that allows users to find local businesses, such as banks, hotels and restaurants, within a short driving distance. Other features include:
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Product Details
- Smallest, lightest BlackBerry with full QWERTY keyboard features GPS turn-by-turn directions via Sprint Navigation
- Sprint Mobile Broadband Network via EV-DO connectivity; Sprint TV and Sprint Music Store enabled; access personal and corporate email
- 2-megapixel camera/camcorder; Bluetooth for handsfree devices and stereo music streaming; MicroSD expansion up to 8 GB
- Up to 5.9 hours of talk time and up to 264 hours (11 days) of standby time
- What's in the box: handset, rechargeable battery, charger, USB cable, 3.5mm headphones with microphone, 1 GB MicroSD card, quick start guide
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 Simply Everything. |
| Review Date: March 18, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Harkanwar Anand, New York, New York |
| There are a few phones I will compare this phone with to prove to you that it is the best phone out there in the market. Since this is a Sprint phone, I won't bother with phones other carriers carry because I am a Sprint user. Sprint has the HTC Touch Diamond, Touch Pro, Treo Pro, Palm Centro, Samsung Instinct and the Blackberry Pearl.
The Curve is an improvement over the Pearl because it has a better trackball in the center which doesn't fall out after a few months of use. The keyboard is a full fledged QWERTY. Now, I haven't used the other curves but there is something annoying about the way the icons are displayed. The Sprint curve however seems to have a better icon/font display. While the Curve does not have windows like the HTC twins and Treo, the blackberry comes with it's own software which is much faster, has an efficient battery life and is very fast and easy to customize with every possible feature. Remarkable Features - The call quality on this phone is superb. Sprint's coverage is so good, I live in New York and I've traveled to Las Vegas with this phone and I must say the roaming was an awesome experience. When you compare this phone to Samsung Instinct, HTC and the Palms, you will find a much better coverage and I must admit sometimes I have to decrease the volume cause people can be so loud. My previous phone was a Sony Ericsson and I must admit the volume is approximately 225% as loud as it was on the SE. Another great feature is how you can set up your email, you can have a whole mailbox dedicated to a certain email address and the same can have over ten thousand emails. I didn't try more you see. For texts and missed calls, blackberry's log is almost untouchable and there is no phone in it's league, SERIOUSLY. While the windows phones have internet explorer, I find that the blackberry browser is faster and i love the mobile layout for the phone. So internet and texting experience is a breeze and I can be so fast on the phone. Sometimes my laptop is kept right around but I just can't be bothered. I can write long emails and I am one of those people who hate abbreviations so the blackberry really is the phone for me because I can type so freely. And oh, it was never easier to dial numbers on the phone. I don't use voice dialling. I simply punch in the name using the name of the person using the QWERTY keyboard and it gives me the best matches instantly. Other than that, the blackberry messenger is absolutely outstanding. It is so easy to send small pic files, it auto compresses them into 7kb files. I speak to friends overseas and we prefer this over using gtalk. If you use yahoo or gtalk or even the great AIM, this phone comes with all that. Sprint has this phone available for a singe user (individual) for a minimum of 69.99 per month for 450 minutes. This includes unlimited data, unlimited text messages, unlimited internet browsing, GPS navigation, Sprint TV, Radio and some other features. This really is a fantastic option and far better than what the other carriers offer. You can also set up google maps on this which when I travelled to Baltimore I discovered was outstanding. Accessories/Features - The phone comes with a little leather case that has a magnet to keypad lock your phone, otherwise you can use the standby button on the head and put the phone into a battery saving mode where it wont be disturbed unless you're getting a call. It comes with 1gb worth of data on a microsd card, which is expandable up to 8gb I believe. A earphone set without noise cancellation. Also an important USB cable, software to back up your data and numbers. Unlike a lot of non-techies would think this is not a business phone or a phone which is dedicated to people who have nothing but boredom on their mind. This phone can be used by anyone from the age of 18 to 60. It is easy to use. Far better than the Samsungs, LGs, Sanyos, HTCs... The one thing I dislike about the blacberry is the camera. It comes with a flash but it really falls flat on it's face if you compare it to the iphone or any mediocre sony ericsson camera. An accessory that is not included but is a must have is the black rubber skin for the phone. It can cost up to $20 but it's worth the whole shebang. It so happens that this might need changing every few months depending on how miserly you are, I am one of those people who choose quality over price. I don't mind paying anything for a phone, anything reasonable and I would stick with the Blacberry over any other phone. An irritating thing about the blackberry is how it sometimes takes forever to start up. Sometimes it seems the power is never fully turned off. I still haven't figured that out. WHEN YOUR BATTERY IS LOW, the phone automatically switches the radio off because it is so annoying when your phone turns off on it's own. The 8330 never does that. It may take upto twenty minutes of charging to use the radio to make outgoing calls again. It takes a long time to charge sometimes. I don't drive but I know it uses a USB charger / V3. It is lovely to hold and well built. Get this with insurance because people love stealing this phone. I've had my phone stolen once so I learned my lesson. Another impressive feature is the 3.5 mm jack. The speaker is average and the voice recording can sometimes be fun though I do it when I want to sing and think im singing well. MP3 songs can be set as ring tones. Overall, this is the best phone I have ever used with an average camera. But the phone itself is so good, I stop caring about the camera which by the way comes with a flash. I love my blacberry and am transformed for good. A two day battery life you will love, a good mp3 player back up when your ipod is not around, 1000 applications for this phone, excellent Sprint service. A must have for anyone who wants to keep abreast with technology. I didn't mention anything about bluetooth because every single phones comes with a bluetooth. If you're getting this phone and don't have a skin for it, I must say you're not very bright. |
| It's my best phone so far. |
| Review Date: February 8, 2009 |
| Reviewer: JC-Wii Fan, D.C., USA |
| I've been an user of cell phones from a long time ago, and I owned 6 different brands (Siemens, Nokia, HTC, Hyundai, Motorola & Sony Ericcson), and I got a new offer from my cell phone operator giving me this Blackberry. So far, after one month using it, I can't be more surprised (and pleased) of the capabilities and the functioning of the cell phone. I highly recommend this Blackberry. |
| Very Nice! |
| Review Date: June 11, 2009 |
| Reviewer: J. Jones, St Louis, MO USA |
| This is my first time purchasing a smart phone and after much searching (I read and watched hundreds of reviews on various smart phones) I decided on the Blackberry Curve 8330 from sprint. After using it for the past month or so here are some of my thoughts.
FIRST THE GOOD: I am quite happy with my purchase. The Curve does a splendid job of nearly everything it promises to do. Setting up email was a piece of cake and they show up in my phone in real time. Call audio was crystal clear (probably the best I've ever heard). It syncs easily with my Lotus notes which is a huge plus for me since I can never remember what meetings I am supposed to be at and when when I am out of the office. It also syncs very quickly with my Bluetooth and my headset can go probably 30+ feet from my phone without hearing a lot of crackling. The battery lasts for a long time, even when using Bluetooth. I find that with my use, (about 90 minutes a day of talk time and another 20 minutes using the internet and maps functions) I can get about two days, possibly more on one charge. The OS works pretty quickly, I never feel like I am waiting on programs to open or anything. The camera is stellar. It is so nice to have a flash but don't count on it lighting anything beyond 5 feet when it is dark out. The video is pretty cool too. GPS is functional, though it refreshes rather slowly compared to a Garmin (I'd say once every few seconds or so) and of course the voice commands cost extra from sprint. The QWERTY keyboard is sufficiently sized and I have no problem using it with my somewhat large fingers (my thumb is a little wider than a nickel). NOW THE BAD: I have to say that the user interface for Blackberry is not the most intuitive. I consider myself a pretty techy guy but customizing a lot of the options was a pain and took a while. I find the track ball skips at times when moving side to side which can be annoying when it happens but not too annoying. The curve that comes from sprint does not come with the handy dandy holster like the other curves (shame on you sprint). I also don't like the reminder functions on the blackberry. It reminds you one time for each calendar entry. ONE TIME! I need something that will keep reminding me and reminding me until I say it's done. I have heard there is an application out there for this, but haven't bought one yet. Sigh. Lastly, the phone automatically turns off when you drop it (which is good) but sometimes it is too sensitive. For example: if I place the phone down on the desk to hard while I am on my headset it thinks it has been dropped and shuts off. This is annoying but I am slowly getting used to being more gently with it. NOW THE UGLY: I can't stand the voice activated dialing from Blackberry. It is the WORST thing about the phone. The phone has the hardest time determing which person I want to call and gets it wrong about 70- 90% of the time depending on the name of the person. My old sprint Katana was ten times better. I tried adjusting everything from my voice tones and vowel sounds to setting different levels of sensitivity on the phone (nothing worked). FYI I have a very normal voice. I spent hours on the web looking for help, all to no avail. Blackberry would have done better by their customers had they stuck with the old voice software which allows you to program in your own voice for peoples names. This was a deal breaker for me and I nearly returned the phone had it not been for finding an awesome and free application (see next). Applications worth getting: 1.OperaMini (free internet browser that replaces blackberry's crappy one) 2.GoogleMaps (its free and does a better job of finding businesses then the blackberry maps app.) 3.VLINGO (this voice recognition software is absolutely incredible, it recognized any command I could give it without a problem and gets better over time. It will even convert your audio into text messages or emails and is completely free and improves the curve experience drastically. This app made me truly love my blackberry. Even if it guesses incorrectly which word you used once you correct it, it almost never gets it wrong again. I have tried sending progressively more and more complicated texts and emails to friends and it gets the words right about 90% of the time) OVERALL: I give the phone 4 ½ stars. The cool apps you can get for it mitigate most of it's short comings and probably make it a five star phone. Definitely worth the money. |
| An Excellent Phone |
| Review Date: January 23, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Jessica Litwin, Troy, NY United States |
| I bought this phone two weeks ago from Sprint for the Sprint/Best Buy price of $49.00 with a new plan. I was nervous about upgrading to a smart phone after using a simple phone for years. The transition was smooth and Sprint did a great job of anwering all of my questions about the phone and the service. The rep spent about an hour and a half helping me choose a phone and getting me set up. I chose this phone over the Palm Pilot because of its larger screen, GPS, and the voice dial feature. The track ball took a little getting used to, but I was navigating around menus fairly swiftly within a few hours.
Pros: *Large, bright high resolution screen *Good video quality *Voice Dial Command *Track Ball for easy navigation *Clear phone calls *Push Email - It's very simple to check email *Doubles as an MP3 player with exceptional sound quality *GPS works well, voice directions are generally easy to understand *Sprint network fairly quickly loads web pages *Streaming radio from Sprint is clear and has a good variety of music *Value for the money: Box includes stereo headphones that double as a hands-free, case, 1G MircoSD card, USB cable, charger Cons/The reason for 4 stars over 5: *Voice Dial does not consistently recognize the name from the address book, but does get it on the second or third try *Manual does not include all the information new users should know - for example, my new phone was making a tone every time I got an email-annoying in the middle of the night. I also had some trouble figuring out how to download MP3s from my computer directly to the SD card. I have been able to solve all both of the technology questions above by going to the help forums at www.blackberry.com within a few minute of searching for answers. The support from users on this site is extremely helpful. I highly recommend this phone and can't imagine living without my Blackberry now! |
| Sweet phone |
| Review Date: May 13, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Vee, NY |
| Loving my Blackberry Curve 8330. I've had a BB 8700g before and liked it very much but this phone blows it and my Palm Centro that I upgraded from right out of the water. I'm quite pleased with the BB Curve 8330. Not for nothing, Sprint's Curve is the best one to have because it has far more features than any other cell phone carriers' Curves. Sprint didn't hold back featurewise. My friends are a bit jealous because of the amount of features my phone has compared to their Curves. Here's the breakdown of what I like and dislike.
Pros: - Attractive looking and the titanium or charcoal color looks great - Very clear and vivid video and pictures - Great call quality - Nice, loud speakerphone - MP3 sound quality is superb - Has standard 3.5mm headphone jack which is great. No need to buy those special 2.5mm headphones. - A USB port - Snappy bluetooth pairing with my bluetooth headset when with many other phones it seemed like it took forever for the two devices to find each other - Expandable to 16GB with 4.5 OS - Speedy email retrieval - Camera and video camera is pretty good especially outdoors but the indoor photos are not too shabby - Decent battery life - Trackball makes for easy navigating - 96MB of internal ROM memory which is a nice amount of storage and I'm able to fit a lot of third party software with room to spare - A lot of awesome features and apps that came with the phone plus plenty you can download - Nice rendering of doc, pdf and ppt files Honorable mention: The Sprint GPS TelNav(which I thought I didn't need)on this phone rocks. It really can go toe to toe as far as navigation with my Garmin GPS plus it finds signals a lot quicker than my Garmin. I've used it while driving and while walking and it has been on point with fantastic accuracy. Cons: - Internet videos, particularly YouTube, displays very small and doesn't take up the whole screen and there's no way to make it full screen like I was able to with my Palm Centro - Video camera does not shoot videos using the whole 320x240 screen. It only takes the videos at 240x176. Therefore the videos you shoot never take up the whole screen. - The browser could be a bit faster - Hangs and freezes on some websites - Rebooting is way too slow - Wish the camera had more features - Voice dialing is bad and doesn't register spoken names very well. Luckily I use another app to handle that. All and all...this is a very nice phone. |
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